LEWISBURG — Danville High School senior Alyssa Madison picked up this year’s Best in Show award at Packwood House

Museum’s 39th annual Scholastic Arts Exhibit. The winning entry, entitled “Grape Serenity,” was entered in the Pottery and Ceramics category. The exhibit opens Tuesday, April 25th, and is on display through Saturday, May 6th, and will be featured as part of the Lewisburg Arts Festival. The exhibit features 137 two-dimensional and three-dimensional pieces by student artists from 16 high schools from around the Central Pennsylvania region.

Judges awarded placement ribbons in twelve different categories in addition to the Best in Show ribbon. The exhibit was judged by Jane Albin, Lina Ferrara, Robert Hughes, and Marjorie Priceman, all artists and instructors from Lewisburg.

Category 6 (Pottery and Ceramics)
First – “Daybreak in Greece,” by Morgan Keim, Grade 10, Line Mountain High School
Second – “Floral Fantasy,” by Sarah Slaughenhaupt, Grade 12, Mifflinburg Area High School
Third – “Cow Pot,” by Lauren Kline, Grade 12, Danville High School
Honorable Mention – “Bohemian Blossom,” by Kassidee Leeser, Grade 12, Shikellamy High School

Category 8 (Jewelry and Bead Making)
First – “Quava’s Lazuli,” by Nicholas Quava, Grade 10, Hughesville High School
Second – “Empires,” by Lauren Hall, Grade 10, Hughesville High School
Third – “The Tree of Life,” by Kayden Phills, Grade 12, Millville High School

LEWISBURG, (Pa.) — Packwood House Museum will be temporarily closed for a private event on Saturday, April 22, from noon to 5 p.m. We will resume our regular hours on Tuesday, April 25, at 10 a.m., with the opening of the 39th Annual Scholastic Arts Exhibit in the upstairs gallery of the Tour Center.

The Museum’s Tour Center is located at 15 North Water Street in Lewisburg. For more information concerning the Packwood House Museum and its events, please call the Museum at (570) 524-0323 or visit www.packwoodhousemuseum.com.

LEWISBURG, (Pa.)—Packwood House Museum’s Annual Fundraiser Dinner was held on Saturday, April 1st, in the Museum’s Dining Room and featured a “Williamsburg” theme. This year’s winning ticket holder was Valerie Bieber of Milton.

Catered and served by Chef Mike Ditchfield’s students of The School of Business and Hospitality at the Pennsylvania College of Technology, the evening started with champagne and hors d’oeuvres in the Museum’s Recepetion Room, including ale-braised duck sausage, smoked shad, and asparagus with tavern ham. After moving to the Dining Room, an appetizer of smoked pheasant en croute began the meal, followed by Chesapeake chowder. Next, a salad course of celery root with bibb lettuce and a raspberry scrub vinaigrette was served. After an intermezzo of lemon thyme sorbet, a poultry course of roasted stuffed quail with apricot glazes and roasted sweet potatoes was served, followed by an entrée of roasted racks of lamb with rosemary au jus served with sautéed green beans and a potato and parsnip puree. While a dessert of maple walnut pound cake with a bourbon glaze and maple crème brulé was being prepared, guests were treated to a tour of the first floor of the museum by Jennifer Snyder, administrator of Packwood House Museum.

For more information about the museum, its programs, and exhibits, please visit the museum’s website, www.packwoodhousemuseum.com, or call 570-524-0323. The museum’s Tour Center is located at 15 North Water Street in Lewisburg.

LEWISBURG, (Pa.)—The Friends of Packwood House Museum have announced that their annual meeting will be held on Thursday, April 13, beginning at 2:45pm in the museum’s Tour Center, located at 15 North Water Street in Lewisburg. The meeting will include election of officers for 2017-2018, a report on the last year of fundraising activities, and any other business as needed. Interested members of the community are cordially invited to attend this meeting. For more information, please call the museum at 570-524-0323.

LEWISBURG, (Pa.) – Preparations for Packwood House Museum’s 31st Annual Fundraising Dinner are underway. This year’s Williamsburg-themed dinner will be held on Saturday April 1, 2017. Created and served by the students of The School of Business and Hospitality at the Pennsylvania College of Technology, the evening will start with drinks and hors d’oeuvres in the Museum’s Tavern Room, including ale-braised duck sausage, smoked shad, and asparagus with tavern ham. After moving to the Dining Room, an appetizer of smoked pheasant en croute will begin the meal, followed by Chesapeake chowder. Next, a salad course of celery root with bibb lettuce and a raspberry scrub vinaigrette will be served. After an intermezzo of lemon thyme sorbet, a poultry course of roasted stuffed quail with apricot glazes and roasted sweet potatoes will be served, followed by an entrée of roasted racks of lamb with rosemary au jus served with sautéed green beans and a potato and parsnip puree. While a dessert of maple walnut pound cake with a bourbon glaze and maple crème brulé is being prepared, guests will be treated to a tour of the first floor of the museum by Jennifer Snyder, administrator of Packwood House Museum. The memorable evening will conclude as the diners retire to the Reception Room to enjoy an aperitif and reminisce about this unforgettable evening.

Raffle tickets for the fundraiser are on sale in the Museum’s Tour Center at 15 North Water Street, Lewisburg, or from any Museum Member, and cost $5.00 each or six for $25.00. The winning ticket holder, drawn at 4 p.m. on March 18, 2017, in the Tour Center, will share the gourmet meal with seven guests in the Museum’s Dining Room April 1st.

All proceeds from the ticket sales benefit Packwood House Museum. Supporting this annual fundraising event offers the winner an opportunity to entertain family and friends in a unique setting at a surprisingly low cost and to sustain Packwood House Museum and its positive contribution to life in the Susquehanna Valley.

For more information on the event, please contact Packwood House Museum at (570) 524-0323.

LEWISBURG, (Pa.)—Packwood House Museum is pleased to announce they will be participating once again in the annual
Raise the Region campaign, organized by the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania to help communities in
Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, and Union counties. Raise the Region 2017 is an online giving event that provides an opportunity for people who care about their community to come together and raise as much money as possible for local non-profits. Last year, the campaign raised over $1.3 million for nearly 300 non-profits in the region. Since its inception in 2013, the fundraiser has raised in excess of $4.3 million. This year’s campaign is scheduled to start at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, March 8th, and will run through 11:59 pm on Thursday, March 9th.

Museum supporters interested in participating in this fundraiser should visit www.raisetheregion.org during the fundraising time period and select Packwood House Museum as the organization they would like to support. Additionally, each gift will be stretched by a generous contribution from Blaise Alexander Family Dealerships. Donations to the Museum can also help raise additional support for them by qualifying them for monetary prizes. All gifts are tax deductible.

For more information on Raise the Region 2017, visit www.raisetheregion.org or call 1-866-901-2372. For more information on Packwood House Museum, its exhibits, or its programs, please call the Museum at 570-524-0323, or e-mail them at info@packwoodhousemuseum.com.

LEWISBURG, (Pa.) – Packwood House Museum will hold their Annual Fundraising Dinner on Saturday, April 1, 2017, with a Colonial Williamsburg theme. Raffle tickets for the fundraiser are now on sale in the museum’s Tour Center at 15 North Water Street, Lewisburg. Chances can be purchased for $5.00 each or six for $25.00. The winning ticket holder and seven guests will share refreshments and hors d’ oeuvres followed by a gourmet meal inspired by the historic city famous for its stately buildings, lovely gardens and restaurants serving authentic colonial foods, in the museum’s Dining Room. The full menu will be announced at a later date. Designed, prepared, and served by the students of The School of Business and Hospitality at the Pennsylvania College of Technology, the unique dining experience will also include a tour of the first floor of the museum by Jennifer Snyder, Museum Administrator. The drawing for the raffle will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at 4:00 p.m. in the museum’s Tour Center.

All proceeds from the ticket sales benefit Packwood House Museum. For more information on the event, please contact Packwood House Museum at (570) 524-0323 or email info@packwoodhousemuseum.com.